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New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Internal SD Slot
3:00AM John Herrman | Aside from photo transfers and straight up storage expansion, the SD card slot in the new MacBook Pros has a single, extremely cool trick up its sleeve slot: it’s bootable. More »
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Intel Quad-Core Laptop Processors Inevitably Headed to MacBook Pros in the Third Quarter
3:20AM Jesus Diaz | Intel is launching their Calpella quad-core notebook chips in the third quarter, according to DigiTimes’ sources. Knowing that Apple always nicks their chips first, we probably can expect new MacBook Pros around that timeframe. More »
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Stevemail Promises Software Fix for Glitchy MacBook Trackpads
1:59AM Matt Buchanan | A growing mass of people have been reporting that the omni-button trackpads on the new MacBooks are glitchy—every 50 or so clicks, the trackpad will stop responding for a few seconds at a time, even to hard clicks. Whether it’s a hardware or software issue hasn’t been officially confirmed by Apple, but a supposed email response from Steve Jobs promises simply, “Software fix coming soon.” This isn’t the first time there have been trackpad issues with Apple notebooks, but we haven’t had any problems with our new MacBooks or Pros. What about you guys? [AppleInsider] More »
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New MacBooks Use GPU-Accelerated h.264 Video Decoding?
12:45AM Matt Buchanan | The new Nvidia graphics in Apple’s latest notebooks will heavily come into play with Snow Leopard, which will leverage GPUs for parallel processing. But Apple might have already uncorked some of that GPU power: A bunch of MacRumors readers are reporting that the new MacBooks might use GPU acceleration to tear through h.264 video decoding, greatly reducing the strain on the CPU. More »
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Apple Deleting Discussions About FireWire-Less MacBooks in Forums
2:00AM Matt Buchanan | If you’re seriously considering a MacBook over a MacBook Pro, one of the major sniggles is the fact that it no longer has FireWire, an omission seemingly designed to stratify the more-alike-than-ever models. So, it’s natural users would take to the Apple forums to talk it out (or, let’s be real, bitch). But Apple isn’t having any of that apparently: MacFixIt is reporting that Apple is yanking threads from its forums that talk about the lack of FireWire on the new MacBooks. Of course, there’s the possibility that these threads just contain complaints and not actual discussion questions, and that’s the reason they were deleted. More »
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MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review
3:30AM Mark Wilson | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/MacBook_and_MacBook_Pro_Dual_Review'; Before Tuesday, there was no way a MacBook and a MacBook Pro could appear in a single review. Too much separated the two systems, from outer appearance (build materials and backlit keyboard) to inner nitty gritty (graphics processors, etc.). To group the two classes together would have been like simultaneously reviewing a Ford Focus and a Ford Mustang. But the new MacBook and MacBook Pro are far more similar than they are different. From the glass-bezel screen to the front side bus, these computers finally deserve to share the name MacBook. They’re brothers, one a pro, the other a vastly accomplished amateur. Here’s our verdict, after two days of thorough nonstop testing.
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Is Steve Jobs Preparing His Farewell?
8:31AM Jesus Diaz | Steve Jobs is leaving Apple. Not tomorrow, but probably very soon. That’s why he started to say good bye today, doing something more important than just presenting new MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and an updated MacBook Air. Today’s event was a play in which he clearly told everyone that the company is more than himself. Since the very first minute, when he immediately sat down to let Tim Cook talk, he was saying: “Hey, look, Apple is more than Steve. These are The Guys, the Goodfellas, the A-Team. They share the same vision I have. And they are going to push the company forward when I’m gone”. More »
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